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as in allows
to give permission to
my parents would not let me drive until I had a job and could pay for my own gas
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as in enables
to make able or possible
the low gravity on the moon lets you make enormous leaps and jumps
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as in tolerates
to fail to prevent (some behavior on someone's part) especially from neglect or indifference
they let their kids get away with murder
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as in obstacles
something that makes movement or progress difficult
artists are allowed to sell their goods in the public square without let or hindrance
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Recent Examples of lets
Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
To combat some of these bias issues, Giga is working with open-source and multilingual LLMs and has developed a feature that lets customers opt into talking in a native language.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
The new feature lets users talk naturally to Maps while keeping their eyes on the road.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2025
Spotify's Wrapped lets users reflect on their favorite tunes and see their streaming data from the past 12 months.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Nov. 2025
This wireless Bluetooth audio transmitter connects your wireless headphones straight to the seat-back screen and even lets two people pair up to watch together.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
The setup lets owners manage the property from anywhere while ensuring year-round efficiency and security.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2025
Abandoned by her family, Pooro lets Rashida marry her, take her to another village, and change her name to Hamida.
—JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2025
This flexibility lets more firms rely on computers in many places.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2025
Leveraging Scholten’s experience with convertible cars, a folding or removable top lets in the sun and breeze.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 July 2025
Verb
This week, the Supreme Court itself sounded skeptical that the IEEPA emergency statute lets a president unilaterally tax the world.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
To combat some of these bias issues, Giga is working with open-source and multilingual LLMs and has developed a feature that lets customers opt into talking in a native language.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
The new feature lets users talk naturally to Maps while keeping their eyes on the road.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2025
Spotify's Wrapped lets users reflect on their favorite tunes and see their streaming data from the past 12 months.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Nov. 2025
This wireless Bluetooth audio transmitter connects your wireless headphones straight to the seat-back screen and even lets two people pair up to watch together.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
The setup lets owners manage the property from anywhere while ensuring year-round efficiency and security.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2025
Abandoned by her family, Pooro lets Rashida marry her, take her to another village, and change her name to Hamida.
—JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2025
This flexibility lets more firms rely on computers in many places.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
With nearly 1,000 employees, the company that Lebda founded lets borrowers browse loans from multiple providers including credit cards, mortgages or personal loans.
—Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2025
Leveraging Scholten’s experience with convertible cars, a folding or removable top lets in the sun and breeze.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lets
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The city’s Southbound Stock Connect scheme allows certified investors in mainland China to buy stocks listed in Hong Kong.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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The legal challenge was filed just one day after California voters approved Proposition 50—a ballot measure that allows a new map that favors Democrats in five additional districts to be implemented through 2030.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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CoreWeave’s growth is tied directly to the AI boom, as the company rents out Nvidia graphics processing units and has won business from leading cloud infrastructure providers, including Google and Microsoft.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
10 Nov. 2025
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The specific model used in the heist was sold to a customer in the Greater Paris area who rents it out, according to Böcker’s statement.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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This enables continuous charging and reduces the need for large onboard batteries.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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The declaration enables the county to set aside $200,000 in contingency funds to help impacted residents.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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This cedar tolerates hot and humid Southern summers and is drought tolerant once established.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
9 Nov. 2025
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Emperor 1 tolerates heat well, and the dark-purple-red leaves are less prone to scorching.—
Luke Miller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Nov. 2025
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Desert plants replace mountain vegetation and offer new obstacles.—
Joan Meiners,
AZCentral.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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When entering new environments, guide them carefully to highlight potential obstacles.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Ensuring that citizens in other countries enjoy good health permits their economies to thrive and America’s in turn.—
Robin Lin Miller,
The Conversation,
5 Nov. 2025
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If time permits, disconnect utilities and appliances.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Data-center leases from, say, Meta can then be repackaged into a financial instrument that people can buy and sell—a bond, in essence.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
30 Oct. 2025
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McCourt still owns 50% of the parking lot, and leases it out to Guggenheim.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Even his handling of deportations—another key part of his election platform—has a 52 percent disapproval rating, as Americans grapple with an ICE force that eschews state regulations, ignores due process rights and acts like the president’s personal army.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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Any definition that ignores the role of processing is missing the big picture, says Mozaffarian of Tufts University.—
Maria Godoy,
NPR,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Lets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lets. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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